About the BoneFit™ Spotlight Series
Each month, we’re proud to highlight BoneFit™-trained professionals who are making a difference in the lives of people concerned about bone health and living with osteoporosis. BoneFit™ is an evidence-informed training program that equips healthcare and fitness professionals with the knowledge and skills to deliver safe, effective exercise for individuals with low bone density or osteoporosis.
BoneFit™ Spotlight: Kavita Patel, PT, DPT, ACE Certified Health Coach
Kavita Patel, PT, DPT, ACE Certified Health Coach
Personal Impact
One of the most rewarding aspects of being a BoneFit™ trainer has been building meaningful connections with passionate, like-minded professionals across the country who are dedicated to bone health and keeping our communities strong, active, and fracture-free.
BoneFit™ has deepened my commitment to lifelong learning and growth. Drawing knowledge from leading experts and researchers in various specialties has enriched my teaching and strengthened my ability to empower others with confidence and purpose.
Professional Impact
BoneFit™ bridges the gap between research and real-world care. It gives clinicians and exercise trainers the tools to design and instruct safe and effective exercise programs for people with low bone density and osteoporosis.
As a BoneFit™ trainer, I’ve had the privilege of collaborating with respected organizations such as the Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation, the American Physical Therapy Association’s Bone Health Special Interest Group, Rutgers University, and New Jersey Project Healthy Bones. These partnerships have expanded the reach of bone health education across professional, academic, and community settings, strengthening our shared mission to build and maintain strong bones and prevent fractures.
Recognizing the critical need for safe, high-quality bone health programs has fueled my personal mission and compelled me to launch my own concierge practice, offering personalized physical therapy, bone health fitness, and health coaching services.
Kavita Patel, PT, DPT, ACE Certified Health Coach is an accomplished physical therapist with over 30 years of clinical experience. She is the owner of Move with Utsaha, where she offers mobile concierge physical therapy and bone health fitness services in New Jersey. She is deeply committed to raising awareness about osteoporosis and the vital role physical therapy and exercise play in enhancing bone health and preventing fractures.
BoneFit™ – Find a Professional
The individuals listed in the Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundations’s (BHOF) BoneFit™ database are exercise professionals who have completed a BoneFit™ USA workshop. Through these workshops, they have been trained to work with people with low bone density. Use the tool to find an exercise professional near you!
About BoneFit™ USA
What Is BoneFit™?
BoneFit™ is an evidence-informed exercise training workshop, designed for healthcare professionals and exercise specialists to provide training on the most appropriate, safe and effective methods to prescribe and progress exercise for people with osteoporosis.
BoneFit™ includes two different levels of workshops – BoneFit™ Basics and BoneFit™ Clinical. BoneFit™ Basics workshops are aimed at exercise and fitness professionals. BoneFit™ Clinical workshops are aimed at rehabilitation professionals.
BoneFit™ was created and launched by Osteoporosis Canada in 2010. BHOF is working with Osteoporosis Canada and the founders of BoneFit™ to bring this training program to the United States.
Get BoneFit™ Trained
WHO’S ELIGIBLE?
Exercise and fitness professionals that work with uncomplicated osteoporosis clients are eligible to participate in BoneFit™ Basics workshops.
Rehabilitation professionals working in a clinical environment with simple or complex osteoporosis patients are eligible to participate in the BoneFit™ Clinical workshops.
Students in both fields are also welcome to participate.
WHAT DO WORKSHOPS ENTAIL?
Each workshop includes two components – online learning modules that need to be completed in advance and in-person training. After completing the online modules and the in-person training, attendees must pass an online quiz with 70% to be officially BoneFit™ Trained.
Healthcare professionals may be eligible for continuing education credits for participating in a workshop.
If you are interested in helping grow the BoneFit™ USA initiative by partnering for future workshops or being a BoneFit™ trainer, please contact us at education@bonehealthandosteoporosis.org. For more information on current BoneFit™ USA trainers, visit https://www.bonehealthandosteoporosis.org/bonefit-find-a-professional.
2025 TRAININGS
January 25th Virtually
April 23rd in Washington, DC
September 13th Virtually (SOLD OUT)
2026 TRAININGS
COMING SOON!
There are a limited amount of tickets available for our trainings. If you are unable to register for this event, please contact us at education@bonehealthandosteoporosis.org to be notified about future trainings. You will placed on the waitlist and contacted when registration opens for our next training.
